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Call for Convenor: Creativities in Education SIG

Closes 20 Aug 2026

We are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Creativities in Education SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Role & responsibilities of SIG Convenors: Plan & oversee SIG...

2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 22 Jul 2026

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

Editorial: Refugee education: Challenging stereotypes and deficiency approaches

This ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog Special Issue grows out of the distinct yet shared lived experiences of its authors. Each of us has witnessed how, across the UK and Europe, refugee education is too often shaped by...

Refugee education: Challenging stereotypes and deficiency approaches

This ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog Special Issue grows out of the distinct yet shared lived experiences of its authors. Each of us has witnessed how, across the UK and Europe, refugee education is too often shaped by...

What have we learned from a decade of arts-based refugee education?

Can art change refugees’ lives? The research suggests that with the right approach, creative practices such as drama, music and design can break down language barriers, help people express who...

Right, what are we doing to help the children?

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Is creative writing an art form? The curriculum doesn’t think so

Over the past decade, English (as a curriculum subject) has been stripped of its soul and creativity. What was once a subject that celebrated imagination and voice has been reduced to a sterile...

Researching multilingually as a creative and ethical practice

In an increasingly globalised academic landscape, opportunities to conduct research in multilingual settings, or ‘researching multilingually’ (Holmes et al., 2013), has expanded....

Music education: Where are the sound stories?

I have had two recent experiences with images which have underlined for me the importance of sound stories in music education. The first was an image of the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

Getting creative in schools to improve young people’s wellbeing

Wellbeing is about feeling good and functioning well (Deighton, 2016). In the UK, young people’s wellbeing has been declining for the past two decades, and the prevalence of mental health...

Editorial: The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland

What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...

The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland

What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...